Summary: After the events of Reunion, Sora and the gang go to Halloween Town to celebrate Halloween, but a familiar dark and evil shadow threatens to ruin their good time. Mini-Sequel/Prequel to Reunion. Several romantic parings but no slash.
A/N: The Nightmare before Christmas was on a few days ago and considering that I'm not much of a Tim Burton fan and I didn't quite like TNBC the first time I saw it (In the fourth grade). I got to thinking about a possible mini-sequel to the Reunion series after watching it again.
Also the events in this fic takes place a full month and a half after Reunion but is told as a flashback in the year after the Reunion II Epilogue.
Be forewarned that there will be a lot of songs (All from the Nightmare before Christmas movie only altered slightly in some cases.) in this story so don't say I didn't tell you so.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Luxa, Ventus, Marina, Rikujou, Sky, Sykx, and Lulu (Not the FFX character).
It was fall on the grounds of the old Gracy Manor in the world of Spira. The once haunted mansion that now serves as a hiding place to a group of runaway heroes, hiding from the rest of the worlds.
A now twenty one year old Sora walked into the mansion's old library where his clone "sister" Argento, or Aunt Jenny as the kids call her, sat reading one of the many thousands of books.
"Find anything of interest?" Sora asked as the brunette glanced over at him.
"Kind of…it's a diary I think…the diary of some woman named Celia." Argento replied.
"Oh now that's a story worth telling." Sora said as he recalled the ordeal that he and his friends went through to get the curse on the house lifted.
"So I hear…you do realize what the day after tomorrow is by the way?" Argento asked as Sora sighed and nodded.
"Yep…Halloween…one of the Kids' favorite holidays…and the one day where you and Luxa get to scare the pants off of all the passerby's." Sora said as Argento smiled contently.
"Ah how I enjoy it." Argento replied as Sora nodded.
"Well if anyone knows how to scare the be-Jesus out of people it's you and Luxa…and Shelke when she participates." Sora said as Argento shut the book and looked behind Sora. Sora turned and saw no one he turned back to see that Argento had vanished.
"Oh great…where are you now?" He asked as he walked towards where the book lay discarded on the couch. He turned around and saw Argento less than an inch in front of his face.
"YEAHHHH!!" Sora yelped as Argento chuckled satisfied and turned to leave.
"You're incorrigible Argento!" Sora shouted after her as she laughed louder with the book in hand.
"Who do you think I get it from?!" Argento asked over her shoulder as Sora scrunched up his nose in annoyance…worst part about it was…she was right.
"Hold still so I don't stick a pin in your leg." Namine said as she made alterations to a blue haired girl's Halloween costume.
"But aunt Nami, my arms are tired and these shoes are killing me!" the girl whined.
"Oh suck it up Marina, you don't hear Lu complaining do you?" a spiky red haired boy asked as Marina gave him a death glare.
"Venny you have no room to talk what so ever! YOU aren't going as the Aeon Shiva!" Marina growled.
"Yeah…I'm going as the Aeon Ifrit! And fire beats ice so nyah!" Ventus argued sticking his tongue out at her.
"Children!" Kairi said stepping in between her two bickering children, "You keep arguing like this and neither of you are going trick or treating on Halloween."
Instantly the two clamed up and turned away from each other.
"So Kairi, what are you going as this year?" Namine asked as Kairi shrugged.
"Oh I don't know…I hear that Cissnei's got some plan to help Luxa and Argento with their usual Halloween plot to frighten all the people who come to look at the 'haunted mansion." Kairi replied.
"That doesn't answer my question Kai." Namine said as Kairi nodded.
"I know…that means I haven't decided yet." Kairi replied as the doors opened and Cissnei walked in wearing a Victorian era ball gown and thick white makeup.
"What the heck are you supposed to be?" Kairi asked.
"The ghost of Celia Gracy…it's part of Luxa and Argento's plan. I walk outside at night, carrying a lantern or a candle while Shelke waits from nearby with a remote that will activate a cloaking device I'll wear on my wrist causing everything but the lantern to disappear…people will think that I'm a ghost." Cissnei replied as the others nodded with intrigue as Riku and Fuu entered.
"What about you two, what are you guys going as?" Namine asked.
"Let's see…I'm going as Fuu's bodyguard, and Fuu's going as a Navy captain." Riku replied as Kairi, Namine, and Cissnei rolled their eyes.
"In other words you're not dressing up." Kairi asked as Fuu sighed.
"Work." She said as the others nodded understandingly.
"It's a bummer they make you work on Halloween." Cissnei said as Fuu shrugged.
"Short straw." She replied.
"Double bummer." Namine said as Riku nodded.
"Has anyone seen the twins, Rikujou, and Lu?" Sora asked as he and Argento walked in.
"Last I saw of the twins, Lulu, their father and Shelke, they were getting the supplies they need for their costumes…Roxas also said something about getting his Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum costumes for the two of you." Namine replied as Sora groaned and face palmed.
"Not again…not the Tweedle twins again…what happened to him going as Prince Charming and you being Sleeping Beauty?" Sora asked.
"We did that last year…besides it's your turn to be the hapless nitwit who gets conned into being his Halloween partner." Namine said as Sora groaned.
"Why me?" he asked.
"He's your brother?" Ventus asked innocently as Sora smiled.
"Thank you Son…nice costume by the way." Sora replied.
"Thanks…do you know what I am?!" Ventus asked excitedly.
"Why the mighty Aeon of Fire, Ifrit…I can hear the song of prayer being sung already." Sora said as Marina snarled slightly at her older brother.
"What about me daddy?" she asked proudly.
"The Aeon of Ice…Shiva…same song of prayer only different vocalists' right?" Sora asked as Kairi nodded. Then the front doors opened as a pair of spiky blond haired identical twin boys charged in wearing their costumes.
"MOM!! Check out our costumes!" the two said in unison. One (Sky) was wearing a black SOLDIER uniform without his right sleeve and shoulder pauldron, while the other (Sykx) was wearing an all black one with a black leather trench coat.
"Forgive me guys but…what are you supposed to be?" Namine asked innocently.
"I'm Cloud Strife, Hero of Midgar!" Sky stated proudly with his chest puffed out.
"And I'm the evil Sephiroth, the destroyer of Midgar! MUHAHAHAHA!" Sykx stated sinisterly.
"Only one thing missing son." Roxas said as he walked in with Shelke and the young Lulu right behind him. He was also carrying a box under his arm.
"What am I missing dad?" Sykx asked confused as Roxas pulled a long silver wig out from one of the boxes.
"The hair of course." Roxas replied as he handed it to the boy who donned it.
"Looks good…I would have thought it was the real deal if it wasn't for the fact that he's dead." Sora said as the others nodded knowingly. Then Luxa entered.
"Hey, Sora have you seen YIEEE!!" Luxa said as she spotted Sykx dressed as Sephiroth.
"Ladies and Gentlemen I give you one person who should know what Sephiroth looks like." Roxas said as he pointed his thumb over at the stunned Luxa.
"You know what Sephiroth looks like Grandma?" Lulu asked. She was dressed in a white dress top with blue skirt and holding a large wand.
"Yes but it's a memory I'd prefer be forgotten." Luxa replied.
"What are you supposed to be sweetie…I have a hunch that it's Yuna the last Summoner." Namine asked as Lulu nodded with a smile.
"Yeah, Marina and Ventus can both be her Aeons." Kairi said as she looked over at hers and Sora's two children.
"I'm game." Ventus said with a smile.
"Ditto." Marina nodded.
"So Shelke, what about you?" Argento asked.
"I will be disguising myself as one of the nine hundred and ninety nine ghosts that once haunted this place…or so I'm told…it will assist in helping Cissnei's efforts at impersonating the late Celia Gracy." Shelke replied in her typical emotionless manner.
"Sweet…Hey Fujin, you mind if I borrow one of your uniforms?" Argento asked as Fuu arched an eyebrow.
"Purpose?" Fuu asked.
"I'm dressing up as a female navy officer who was lost at sea thousands of years ago during the Machina war." Argento replied as Fuu nodded in agreement.
"No wrinkles." She said as Argento nodded.
"Luxa what about you?" Roxas asked.
"Nothing fancy…I'm just going to throw my cape and cowl on is all." She replied.
"Harder for the kiddies to see you with?" Argento asked knowingly as Luxa nodded sinisterly.
"Ok so that leaves, Namine, Kairi, Rikujou, Sora, and Myself." Roxas said as Sora breathed a silent sigh of relief of not being the Tweedle twins again.
"What are you going as Nam?" Kairi asked.
"Oh…I figured I'd go as a gummy ship pilot." Namine replied as the group nodded understandingly…except the children who were all clueless.
"Sora what about you?" Kairi asked.
"I dunno…I guess I could go as a proud and noble knight of the skies who rides off to save a beautiful princess from a certain spiky blond haired dragon." Sora said as he both complemented Kairi and put down Roxas in one breath.
"You'll have to live without the dragon…cause I'm going as someone completely different…and it's a surprise." Roxas said as Sora shrugged.
"Oh well…at least I still get the princess." Sora said as he and Kairi kissed, eliciting groans and gags from the kids.
"What about you Rikujou?" Riku asked his son.
"I don't know yet…I just can't think of any good characters that aren't taken by either my friends or family." Rikujou replied.
"Perhaps you need some inspiration." Sora said as he scratched his chin.
"What kind of inspiration?" Rikujou asked.
"Have I ever told you guys the story of the mighty Keyblade warriors and their trip to Halloween town?" Sora asked as the kids shook their head.
"You mean when Sky boy and his friends Donald Duck and Goofy went and helped Jack Skellington defeat the evil Oogie Boogie?" Ventus asked as Sora smiled.
"Close…I mean after Sky boy and his friends Water girl and Lando had the Reunion with their parents." Sora replied as the kids shook their head again and the adults all grew interested.
"Oh yeah I remember this story." Roxas said as Sora pulled up a chair and everyone gathered around.
"How does it go dad?" Marina asked as Lulu sat down and snuggled up close to Ventus.
"Well…twas the night before Halloween, and on the Fate Islands, our heroes were stirring as they tried to come up with the perfect Halloween costumes…" Sora explained as he began the story…
Six years earlier…
"Come on Sora we're going to be late!" Roxas shouted as Sora thumped down the stairs.
"Relax Roxas it's not like we're going far…it's just across the street to Kairi and Namine's house for crying out loud." Sora replied.
"I know but you know how Namine gets when she's in dress designer mode." Roxas said as Sora shook his head.
"No not really." Sora replied as Roxas sighed.
"You'll see." Roxas said as they headed for the door.
"MOM WE'RE GOING TO KAIRI'S HOUSE!" Sora shouted as the raven haired Lulu turned towards the two teenagers.
"Ok then but make sure that your home by nine." Lulu instructed as the boys nodded.
"Yes mom." They replied in unison as they walked out the door.
At Kairi's house, Namine was helping Kairi into a simple black robe for her Witch costume.
"I can't believe that you're not doing anything spectacular for your costume this year." Namine said in disbelief as she shortened the long robe with a safety pin.
"Well I like the simple things…that and I have no imagination when it comes to costumes." Kairi replied with a shrug.
"Nah you just have no ideas for a costume…like me I'm dressing up as, of all people, Larxene." Namine replied as she pointed a thumb over towards one of Roxas's old Organization XIII robes and a small box with a symbol of Larxene's Kunai on the lid.
"I'm surprised that you're going as her…I thought you lived in fear of her?" Olette asked.
"Not anymore…not since we both got hearts." Namine replied as there was a knock at the door.
"I got it." Aqua said as she walked over to the door and opened it, revealing Sora, Roxas, Riku, and Fuu.
"Oh you're all here now…come in guys." Aqua said as the four entered one by one.
"Yep, we're all set for our costume fittings and alterations." Sora said enthusiastically as Roxas snickered.
"Yeah, Of course I'm all set for my costume." Roxas said as he pulled out a bright red spiky haired wig and donned it with another one of his old Organization robes.
"Oh great, yeah we got it memorized Roxas." Riku said as he and Fuu walked past with boxes under each of their arms.
"So what about you two?" Namine asked through her teeth as she held a pin between them.
"I'm going as someone we all know about but would rather willingly forget about." Riku said as he donned black jacket with white trim on it.
"By Minerva you're going as Xehanort?!" Sora said in disbelief.
"Yeah so…I was him for a while." Riku said as Fuu donned a pirate hat.
"Well I see that Fuu's sure milking that eye patch of hers all the way." Olette said with a snicker.
"Ok Sora what about you? What are you going as?" Kairi asked as Sora scratched his head.
"I don't know yet really…I've thought about it but whenever I try to come up with a good idea it always sounds stupid." Sora replied.
"If only we knew someone who was good with creating Halloween costumes…then we could turn this whole town on its ear." Namine said as something in Roxas's mind clicked.
"Wait a minute…Halloween…Town…Halloween Town!" Roxas said as Sora caught on to what he was saying.
"Jack Skellington…of course!" Sora said eagerly.
"Who?" Kairi asked.
"During my adventures with Donald and Goofy, we went to a world where Halloween was celebrated twenty four seven…it's even called Halloween Town." Sora replied.
"What better place to go for Halloween than Halloween Town?" Roxas suggested as the others started getting hyped about going to another world.
"I dunno guys; I'm not too sure about this." Aqua said as the teenagers all turned hopefully towards her.
"Oh come on, everyone there is nice except for Oogie Boogie but he's dead now anyways." Sora said as Aqua sighed and reached for the phone.
"Let me talk with your parents about this…I mean it's only been a couple of months since we got back and your parents may not like the idea." Aqua said as she hit the speed dial for Ven's house.
Thirty minutes later…
"Ok guys…the verdict is in…you are free to go to Halloween Town under one condition." Aqua said as she hung up the phone.
"And that is?" Sora asked.
"The condition is that Zack goes with you." Aqua replied as the group nodded in agreement.
"Works for me." Riku said with a smile.
"Ok then, Namine, fire up the Fahrenheit, we're going to Halloween Town!" Kairi said as the group cheered.
"Hey Olette you want to come along too?" Roxas asked as Olette thought for a moment.
"No thanks, Hayner, Pence and I are all going trick or treating together tomorrow but thanks for offering." Olette replied as the others shrugged.
"Oh well, maybe next time." Roxas said with a shrug.
"Well then I guess it's off to Halloween Town." Kairi said as the others nodded and headed out for the Fahrenheit.
An hour later the Fahrenheit rocketed into space with the heroes on board.
Meanwhile…
In a damp and dark cold place in a strange basement, a large burlap sack lay empty and discarded on the ground.
But a dark hooded figure entered with a small cage in hand.
"Ah, Oogie Boogie…how pathetic of you to have fallen to such an insolent little brat…but fear not, with this bug you will be reborn." The hooded figure said as they knelt down and released a small green bug within the cage that instantly scurried into the burlap sack.
After a moment, swarms of insects congregated towards the sack and filled it up until the familiar Boogie man was just as plump and alive as before.
"Whoa! Man what kind of dream have I been having?! It was a good dream full of happiness and love." Oogie said with disgust as he shuddered.
"Welcome back from the grave Oogie Boogie…now that I have done a good deed for you, you must do one for me." The figure said as the Boogie man looked at the figure with an arched eyebrow.
"Oh and what just am I doing?" Oogie asked as the figure handed him an envelope with a letter and a lock of crimson red hair inside. Oogie read the letter and smiled evilly.
"You just made a safe wager…I always do enjoy gambling the lives of others away." Oogie said with a sinister laugh.
End Chapter 1.
Please R&R.
This is just something like what one of my buddies would refer to as a "upage of your Reunion dosage." It's not going to be a very long story but it's more of something I thought up for the season.
So Happy Halloween ya'll.